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Generalization of some weighted zero-sum theorems and related Extremal sequence

Number Theory 2022-02-02 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

Let GG be a finite abelian group of exponent nn and let AA be a non-empty subset of [1,n1][1,n-1]. The Davenport constant of GG with weight AA, denoted by DA(G)D_A(G), is defined to be the least positive integer \ell such that any sequence over GG of length \ell has a non-empty AA-weighted zero-sum subsequence. Similarly, the combinatorial invariant EA(G)E_{A}(G) is defined to be the least positive integer \ell such that any sequence over GG of length \ell has an AA-weighted zero-sum subsequence of length G|G|. In this article, we determine the exact value of DA(Zn)D_A(\mathbb{Z}_n), for some particular values of nn, where AA is the set of all cubes in Zn\mathbb{Z}_n^*. We also determine the structure of the related extremal sequence in this case.

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@article{arxiv.2202.00461,
  title  = {Generalization of some weighted zero-sum theorems and related Extremal sequence},
  author = {Subha Sarkar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.00461},
  year   = {2022}
}
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